Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 638 Emperor Chongzhen’s Incense Merit

The so-called urgent report was actually not urgent at all for Emperor Chongzhen.When the emergency report was sent, he had already known the situation in advance through the wiretapping system.

This urgent report came from Kunming, Yunnan, and was jointly sent by Mu Tianbo and Qin Liangyu. There are at least a dozen rebels in the chieftain of Yunnan, and there is a tendency to join forces to besiege and attack Kunming. The goal of exposing the lurking rebels has been fully achieved. Please hurry Send reinforcements.

However, the ministers in the court did not know.Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, something like this happened.All of a sudden, the courtiers in the court were filled with resentment towards the chieftains.

Therefore, some ministers proposed that neighboring provinces could rush to help nearby.In addition, didn’t Governor Chen Qiyu take up the post of Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou?He can be ordered to put down the rebellion as soon as possible.Zheng Chongjian, the governor of the three sides, had also led troops into Sichuan before, and asked him to cooperate. This should be able to suppress the chieftain rebellion.

However, Emperor Chongzhen rejected all their suggestions and said righteously: "It took the court three years to eradicate the She'an Rebellion, which cost countless money and food, and the people in the battlefield were in dire straits. The reason for this is all because of the chieftain. The place is located in barren mountains and rivers, and ordinary generals are unable to do anything about such terrain. Now that the country is in ruins, it is the beginning of peace and prosperity for the country and the people. I will never allow the people of the southwest to suffer from military disasters for several more years. Therefore, I have decided to personally conquer the country. Put an end to this Tusi rebellion as soon as possible!"

As for Emperor Chongzhen's ability to lead troops in war, after the wars such as the annihilation of the Mongolian Tatars and the Liaodong Jianlu, the courtiers in the court had gone from distrust to doubt to sincere admiration to admiration. Therefore, even if the terrain of the southwest and the enemies coming from the north were different, There is a big difference, and they all believe that as long as the emperor personally conquers the war, it will definitely be settled as quickly as possible.

However, there were still some courtiers who advised him. For example, the Chief Assistant Xue Guoguan said: "Your Majesty, the Chinese New Year will be celebrated in less than half a month. Why not go south to quell the rebellion after celebrating the Chinese New Year in the capital?"

"Yes, Your Majesty just pacified Liaodong this year, and now there are still Japanese troops attacking North Korea. Your Majesty might as well wait until the spring is warm in the next year, and then go south to suppress the rebellion!" Cao Huachun, the eunuch in charge of the chief inspector of ceremonies, also followed suit.

Saying this kind of words that are wholeheartedly for the emperor, even if it is opposed, can actually win the emperor's favor. Therefore, the subordinates have followed suit to persuade.

Among them, some of the courtiers actually had ulterior motives.As the New Year is approaching, it’s time to summarize every year.Because the output of glass factories is increasing, the revenue from the treasury this year is much higher than in previous years.The emperor's reward at the end of the year is expected to be much larger.Especially this year is the year of the recovery of Liaodong, so it is even more important for everyone to celebrate.But if the emperor is not in the capital, what will happen to the New Year's rewards?
Regarding these suggestions from the ministers, Emperor Chongzhen still sternly refused: "The people in the southwest are still in dire straits due to military disasters. Before that, I wanted to quell the rebellion of Jianlu in Liaodong, so I couldn't go south separately. Now that Jianlu in Liaodong has been pacified, we Worrying about the suffering of the people in the Southwest, how can you keep the people in the Southwest in dire straits for your own enjoyment!"

Speaking of this, when he saw the expressions of shame and admiration on the faces of his courtiers, he said lightly: "As for the Japanese army who invaded North Korea, I have already arranged for Lu Qing to lead the army to the south. With good news, the Japanese army must not worry about it. The only thing to consider is when to go to the Japanese country to destroy this country that has wolfish ambitions for Ming Dynasty, so as to avoid future military disasters."

Although there have been good news before, it is said that the navy has won a big victory under the leadership of Zheng Zhilong.However, after all, the opponent was the country of Wa. In the previous battles during the Wanli Dynasty, the Ming army won first at the beginning, and then the Japanese army counterattacked.

Of course, if the emperor personally led the army, it would be no problem to defeat the Japanese army.However, the emperor is in the capital.Moreover, most of the elites who pacified the Liaodong Jianlu were brought back to the capital.The emperor asserted that the Japanese army must be defeated. How likely is this?

However, although they had doubts about this, it did not hinder Emperor Chongzhen's decision to personally conquer the southwest.After the explanation, Emperor Chongzhen announced that he would lead his army south to put down the rebellion in five days.Provinces along the way provide supplies and food.

Compared with going north to conquer Mongolia or build captives, the food and supplies must be collected first before the army can move.But there is no need to be so troublesome when it comes to going south to quell the chaos.At least in the southern provinces, there are more grain and other supplies. When the army passes by, food is collected from various places. As long as there is not too much, there will basically be no problem.In this way, some early trouble will be saved.

The reason why he had to wait five days later was that the subordinates thought that the emperor needed time to prepare and arrange some things for Yu Jia to leave the capital.In fact, none of them guessed right.The reason why Emperor Chongzhen set the date for five days was because he knew that the messenger sent by Lu Xiangsheng to report the victory would arrive within two days.

He planned to leave the capital when the good news arrived in the capital.Let the hearts of the people and the army be stable, or in other words, more exciting.Give them a belief that Ming is invincible!

Patriotism, national pride, etc., are slowly cultivated bit by bit.Instead of Emperor Chongzhen making a decree, the people of Ming Dynasty can have this awareness.

These things are very important. Emperor Chongzhen has been paying attention to cultivating them. Of course he will not miss it if he has the opportunity.

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When the news of Emperor Chongzhen's decision in the court hall spread, the people in the capital who knew the situation felt extremely admirable and moved because of their own emperor's urgency and concern for the people's worries.Many literati even used famous sentences to describe their emperors: Worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later!

The people of the Ming Dynasty couldn't be too happy to have such an emperor!
Originally, there were many people who set up longevity tablets for Emperor Chongzhen in private, but after this incident, there were even more people.It is also conceivable that after Emperor Chongzhen led his troops to the southwest, more people would set up longevity tablets for him.

If this plane is the plane of Xianxia, ​​the merits of Emperor Chongzhen's incense will definitely explode.You know, this is the longevity card set up by the people spontaneously, praying day and night for their emperor to live a long life!
Regarding this situation, Emperor Chongzhen actually knew about it through the factory guards' report to civilian supervision.In this regard, he still feels proud and accomplished.

On the fourth day, as expected by Emperor Chongzhen, Lu Xiangsheng's messenger arrived at the capital, and the capital was shocked immediately.

"What, North Korea really won another great victory?"

"It's more than a big victory! You don't know, the Korean War wiped out nearly 30 Japanese troops! Also, the Japanese navy has sunk more than 2000 ships, regardless of the strength of land and sea. , have suffered serious setbacks!"

"So many? Is it true? If that's the case, wouldn't the Japanese country be like a naked woman?"

"Hahaha, your metaphor is too vulgar. I need to criticize it, but that's the truth. How many troops can a small island country have?"

"Really, such a small island country has such arrogant ambitions. Twice before and after, it thought of beating me, Ming Dynasty, without even looking at how much it weighed!"

"Yes, if you ask me, the imperial court should kill them as a warning to others, take the opportunity to destroy the Japanese country, and completely eliminate this hidden danger!"

"You don't need to say this, I heard that the emperor meant it, and there will be no more Japanese pirates in the world!"

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The New Year was approaching, and the sound of firecrackers started to sound one after another. As soon as the good news came, the sound of firecrackers in the capital suddenly became lively.Especially those from the coast who come to the capital to do business, remember that there will be no more Japanese pirates in the future, so they set off firecrackers more diligently.

As a result, there were many things that brought great joy to tragedy, and fires occurred from time to time, which made the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Li Ruolian, a little frightened, and strictly ordered the Jin Yiwei to be on guard.

In this regard, Wang Chengen, the admiral of the East Factory, was fortunate. Fortunately, the Jinyiwei had the responsibility of the capital to put out the fire, but the East Factory didn't care about it.Otherwise, Dongchang would be very busy.

Emperor Chongzhen also noticed the fire situation and ordered his ministers to discuss a countermeasure to control firecrackers to prevent fires.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen also revealed that the imperial court is developing a new type of building material. Once successful, houses built with this new building material will greatly reduce the use of wood and reduce the losses caused by fires.

After hearing this, the dignitaries and ordinary people who had not known it before were all very curious.Suddenly, everyone was very concerned about this new building material.

At the same time, although the news was not detailed, most people guessed that this new building material was definitely the current emperor's idea.Sometimes, they really don't know how the emperor came up with so many weird but very practical things.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen let the factory guards guide public opinion by the way, and publicized the practicality of a wave of natural knowledge, which can be regarded as an unexpected harvest.

Of course, these were all what Emperor Chongzhen had people do, but he did it on the day after the news of the victory in Korea came, which was also the fifth day of his announcement, from the three major camps under the jurisdiction of the Beijing Camp and the Royal Horse Supervisor. He mobilized 3000 cavalry troops, [-] chariot battalions and [-] infantry troops, a total of [-] troops, and left the capital to march south.

On the day he left the capital, all the civil and military officials and the people of the capital came to see him off, and they were very emotional.Regardless of the upcoming New Year celebrations and the severe cold weather, the emperor still led the army on the expedition.Don't be so lucky to have such an emperor!
But they didn't know that when Emperor Chongzhen left the capital and embarked on the journey, he was saying in his heart: Finally, after leaving the cold north wind, he could go to Sijichun City to celebrate the new year.

(End of this chapter)